Wondering what saints your family should turn to for their needs? Some saints have special connections to family roles. Saints — men and women the Church believes are in heaven — commonly asked to intercede for families (and their feast days) include:

Blessed Virgin Mary (Jan. 1)
Patron of mothers

St. Joseph (March 19)
Patron of fathers

St. Gianna Beretta Molla (April 28)Patron of mothers and the 2015 World Meeting of Families